Environmental risk perception

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risk is defined as likelihood and ______ of harm
severity
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risk assessment is objective, risk perception is...
subjective
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understanding risk perception can help _____ how the public will react to new technology for example
predict
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which heuristic refers to when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they are given?
anchoring
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which heuristic explains why people who have had direct experience of flooding have a greater risk perception of climate change?
availability
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according to framing theory, ____ is experienced as more devastating than an equal ____
loss gain
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anger _____ risk perception
reduces
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what is it called when people tend to believe they are less at risk than others?
unrealistic optimism
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according to Slovic et al. (1980), the two dimensions of risk perception are the unknown, and...
dread
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which theory proposes the people form beliefs about risks that reflect and reinforce their ways of life?
cultural
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which dimension of cultural theory refers to the extent to which people see interactions as rule bound?
grid
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According to cultural theory, which group of people should have the highest risk perception?
egalitarians
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which theory of risk perceptions revolves around the two sub scales - hierarchy and individualism?
cultural cognition
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risk assessment is objective, risk perception is...

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subjective

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understanding risk perception can help _____ how the public will react to new technology for example

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which heuristic refers to when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they are given?

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which heuristic explains why people who have had direct experience of flooding have a greater risk perception of climate change?

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